The Exploding Library
- Radio comedy
- BBC Radio 4
- 2021 - 2023
- 9 episodes (3 series)
Arts documentary series featuring comedians talking about cult books. Stars Mark Watson, Josie Long, Daliso Chaponda, Natasha Hodgson, Athena Kugblenu and more.
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Series 2, Episode 3 - Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace
Writer, comedian and crumpled surrealist John-Luke Roberts unravels the labyrinthine world of Infinite Jest - and that of its brilliant, troubled author David Foster Wallace.
Notes
This episode features a series of endnotes, available here.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 6th December 2022
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| John-Luke Roberts | Self |
| Clare Hayes-Brady | Self |
| David Hering | Self |
| Adam Kelly | Self |
| Marshall Boswell | Self |
| Hunter Johns | Narrator |
| Steven Rajam | Creator |
| Benjamin Partridge | Creator |